BISMARCK, N.D. --- The South Dakota Mines track and field teams sent a small contingent to UMary on Sunday.
 
Even with a limited squad, the Hardrockers were successful, scoring 14 points on the men's side to finish in 9th place overall and a 9th place on the women's side, also grabbing 12 points with both team only participating in one day amongst competition who competed for two days.

South Dakota Mines had just 11 competitors and 10 of them set PRs with two top-three finishers and four Hardrocker Top-10s.
  
The top-3 finishers, Hardrocker Top-10s, PRs, and winners are listed below:
 
Men:
400m Dash – Ethan Pitlick (3rd, PR, 50.13)

Women:
5000m Run – Clare Fischer (3rd, #2 Hardrocker Top-10, 18:24.13)
5000m Run – Kat Tvrdy (#5 Hardrocker Top-10, 19:08.84)
5000m Run – Adeline Wilson (#8 Hardrocker Top-10, 19:13.16)
5000m Run – Lillian Knudtson (#9 Hardrocker Top-10, 19:26.36)

PRs:
Men's 5000m Run – Hunter Prather (15:59.29)
Women's 800m Run – Abbie Saline (2:24.11)
Women's 5000m Run – Alana Howard (19:38.61)
Women's 500m Run – Narria Neubert (22:22.05)
Women's 5000m Run – Samantha Smith (24:25.38)
 
The Hardrockers next meet is the RMAC Championships beginning next weekend.
 
About South Dakota Mines
The South Dakota School of Mines & Technology is a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) and NCAA Division II offering 11 men's and women's varsity intercollegiate athletic programs. The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference is a premier NCAA Division II conference with 15 members, as well as four associate members, located in the states of California, Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Utah.